The Nigerian Egg roll is entirely different from the famous Chinese Egg Roll. In Africa, we prepare our version of Egg Roll just as the name implies. It is a boiled egg wrapped in a mass of dough and deep-fried.
This Egg roll is often sold as street food in west Africa. However, Tea lovers can have this for breakfast. Also, you can serve it with a glass of cold juice for brunch; For me, I eat this any time of the day – and I must add, it is a very filling snack.
Just like the Scotch Egg, the African Egg roll is deep-fried and also very easy to make. However, a key to achieving great success in making this recipe lies in the preparation of the dough; the dough will be a little wet and soft and a bit hard to work with, don't be too concerned about that at this stage. By the time the dough is left to rest for about 15 to 20 minutes, it will turn out well. Though it will still be soft, however, it will be more manageable. If you use the exact measurements below, you will get exactly what you see here.
Important notes
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Do not wrap all the eggs at once except you are ready to fry them right away. Only wrap as you fry. If you do otherwise, the dough around the egg will continue to rise. This will cause the dough to lose its snug fit around the egg by the time you fry.
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The Egg Rolls should be fried on medium heat. Frying on a high heat will prevent the Egg Roll from cooking on the inside. Don’t worry the Egg Roll will not get soggy in the Oil as long as the Oil is not cold.
- Use enough Oil to deep fry in other to get the best result.
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You can also bake this if you choose to, but the Egg Roll will not be as soft on the inside as the deep fried one.
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Nigerian Egg Roll Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon Margarine
- 1 Egg beaten
- 8-9 tablespoon Water
- 5 Eggs Boiled
Instructions
- Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Add the margarine and use your fingers to blend the margarine into the flour until crumbly.
- Stir in the beaten egg. The dough should look dry at this point.
- Begin to introduce the water a little at a time and work the dough till the dough is soft and sticky but still workable.
- Work the dough for about a minute, then cover it and let it rest for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Work the dough again for a couple of seconds to a minute and divide it into five balls.
- Flatten out each ball of dough on the palm of your hand, drop the egg in the middle of the flattened dough and tightly wrap the dough around each egg.
- Fry on medium heat until golden brown about 6 to 8 minutes turning it every few minutes.
- Serve your Egg Roll hot or warm. Enjoy!
Notes
- Ensure that you have enough oil in your frying pan to deep fry the egg rolls.
- It is best to use a tall, wide pan so that the egg rolls can move freely and brown evenly.
- If you want less doughy rolls, you can use 6 eggs and divide the dough into 6 parts.
Meslore Joseph
Tuesday 15th of April 2025
With your teaching I'm learnt something more grade
Monday 19th of May 2025
@Meslore Joseph, really it's nice
Thursday 3rd of April 2025
I Love what am seeing but let me give a try on my own .thanks
Chef Lola Osinkolu
Friday 16th of May 2025
You will love it.
Rita Peter Abadi
Tuesday 4th of February 2025
I tried this recipe today, and it was wow π€ thank you Ma'am π
Chef Lola's Kitchen
Sunday 9th of February 2025
Thank you, Rita
IZEUMA Emeka Ben
Friday 31st of January 2025
Though this my first time here but when I give it a try I will let you know thank you
Chef Lola's Kitchen
Sunday 9th of February 2025
Thanks, Izeuma. I am expecting your feedback.
ZAINAb
Saturday 27th of July 2024
I don't know why my buns us to hard on the outside please give me a solution
Lola Osinkolu
Wednesday 7th of August 2024
I guess you must be using the rock buns recipe. You can try this recipe for a soft exterior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKRgu4F0x8&t=200s